One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page ...

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

If you want your kids to stay up on their math skills this summer or maybe they need some extra practice, you can sign them up for the Summer Math Challenge. This is a free six-week online math skills ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

In the latest version of the Nation’s Report Card, students’ math scores fell an average of five points for fourth graders and eight points for eighth graders nationwide. This historic drop in scores ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A golden retriever in Fairfax County is making a big difference in some students' lives with special needs. Micah and his trainer Kris Campesi are helping students at Key Center ...

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illustrative Mathematics ® (IM), the author and developer of the highly rated IM 6–12 Math™ curriculum, announces that IM K–5 Math™ certified by Illustrative ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In Topeka, only 18% of fourth graders are at or above their math proficiency standards, and the school district is trying to do something about it. Kim Sutton, a world-renowned ...